Providing a comparative and cross-cultural exploration of the role of religion in war from the second millennium BCE until early modernity, this book focuses on the ancient Near East, the Mediterranean basin, and Europe. The significance of religion and its influence on war has come to the forefront in recent years, either through reports from war-torn Syria or Iraq or of terrorist acts in Western capitals. Yet religion has been at the heart of violent conflict throughout human history, and the new-found urgency for informed, academic debate must recognize this. This book explores the historic…mehr
Providing a comparative and cross-cultural exploration of the role of religion in war from the second millennium BCE until early modernity, this book focuses on the ancient Near East, the Mediterranean basin, and Europe. The significance of religion and its influence on war has come to the forefront in recent years, either through reports from war-torn Syria or Iraq or of terrorist acts in Western capitals. Yet religion has been at the heart of violent conflict throughout human history, and the new-found urgency for informed, academic debate must recognize this. This book explores the historic link between the conduct of war and the growing complexity of a human society conditioned by the ownership of ideological authority which, in most cases, was religious. Chapters, sourced from experts in a range of disciplines, highlight the sheer complexity of the relationship between religion and war, and the variety of experiences it encompasses. Together, they challenge assumptions about the historical background of this pressing and fundamental historical nexus, and caution against simplistic views of its modern instantiations.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Irene Polinskaya is Reader in Ancient History in the Department of Classics, King's College London, UK. Alan James is Reader in International History in the Department of War Studies, King's College London, UK. Ioannis Papadogiannakis is Senior Lecturer in Late Antique and Byzantine Studies in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, King's College London, UK.
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List of Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction: Religion And War - A Recurring Historical Nexus Irene Polinskaya Alan James Yannis Papadogiannakis (King's College London UK) Part I: Near East Egypt and the Hebrew Bible (3000-500 BCE) 2. 'The Plans of the Gods Are Destroyed': Babylonian Doubts about The Gods and War Seth Richardson (University Of Chicago USA) 3. The 'Holy War' of Eanatum In Light of the Early Dynastic Central Babylonian Tradition Xianhua Wang (Shanghai International Studies University China) 4. 'Let Us Step for Judgment before the Storm God': Hittite 'Declarations of War' And The Divine Amir Gilan (Tel Aviv University Israel) 5. How To Justify War: The Interlocking Hittite and Hebrew Genres of Treaty And Prayer Mary R. Bachvarova (Williamette University USA) 6. Divine Intervention in Egyptian Warfare: The New Kingdom Tony Spalinger (University Of Auckland New Zealand 7. The Cosmic Front: War and Its Impact on Official Religion In The Neo-Assyrian Empire (C.1000-610 Bce) Shana Zaia (University Of Vienna Austria) 8. Their Seed Is No More: Rhetorical Strategies of Genocide In Ancient Egypt and The Hebrew Bible Laura M. Zucconi (Stockton University USA) 9. Deuteronomic Laws of War Nili Wazana (Hebrew University Of Jerusalem Israel) Part II: Classical And Late Antiquity (500 BCE - 700 CE) 10. Divine Honours and Religious Motivations in Greek Wars of the Classical Period Irene Polinskaya (King's College London UK) 11. Gods and Kings: Authority Religion and Violence in the Maccabean Revolt Alex Mcauley (University of Auckland New Zealand) 12. Roman Commanders without Auspices during the Last Three Centuries of the Republic Yann Berthelet (Université de Liège Belgium) 13. Pollution Divine Anger and Political Legitimacy in Rome's Civil Wars Jack Lennon (University of Leicester UK) 14.Visions of Victory: The Emperor Constantine and The Role of Epiphanies in Military Context Yannis Papadogiannakis (King's College London UK) 15. The Early Christians and War: Tertullian's Witness Ben Kolbeck (University of Cambridge UK) 16. The Persian Conquest of Jerusalem (614) and the Religious Dimension of the 'Last Great War Of Antiquity' (603-628) Yuri Stoyanov (School Of Oriental And African Studies University of London UK) Part III: Middle Ages and Early Modern Period (700-1650) 17. Creating Enemies of God: The Sacralization of War And The Use of Takfir In The Medieval Islamic West Javier Albarrán (Universidad Autónoma De Madrid Spain) 18. The Role of Religion in the Mongol Conquest of Baghdad in 1258 Nassima Neggaz (New College of Florida USA) 19. Battle Divine Judgement and Strategy In The Early Years of The Hundred Years' War Jan Willem Honig (Netherlands Defence Academy The Netherlands) 20. The Making of Isabella I of Castile A Rear-Guard Crusader and Victor over Nasrid Granada Jorge Fernández-Santos (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Madrid) 21. God's Warriors in the Most Christian Kingdom: A Reconsideration of the French Religious Wars Penny Roberts (University Of Warwick UK) 22. Protestantism Identity and The Mobilization of Military Force: Huguenot Troops In Sweden's Baltic Campaigns 1605-1614 Jaakko Björklund (University Of Helsinki Finland) 23. Religion and War At Sea: Grotius Richelieu And 'Just War' In The Age of Westphalian States And Global Empires Alan James (King's College London USA) Part IV: A Longue Durée Perspective 24. The Military-Religious Complex: Gods Kings and Violence Since The Ice Age Ian Morris (Stanford University USA) 25. Religion War and the Legitimation of Power: Another Perspective Hans Van Wees (University College London UK) Afterword. Religion and War: The Threat to Democracy Richard Ned Lebow (King's College London UK) Bibliography Index
List of Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction: Religion And War - A Recurring Historical Nexus Irene Polinskaya Alan James Yannis Papadogiannakis (King's College London UK) Part I: Near East Egypt and the Hebrew Bible (3000-500 BCE) 2. 'The Plans of the Gods Are Destroyed': Babylonian Doubts about The Gods and War Seth Richardson (University Of Chicago USA) 3. The 'Holy War' of Eanatum In Light of the Early Dynastic Central Babylonian Tradition Xianhua Wang (Shanghai International Studies University China) 4. 'Let Us Step for Judgment before the Storm God': Hittite 'Declarations of War' And The Divine Amir Gilan (Tel Aviv University Israel) 5. How To Justify War: The Interlocking Hittite and Hebrew Genres of Treaty And Prayer Mary R. Bachvarova (Williamette University USA) 6. Divine Intervention in Egyptian Warfare: The New Kingdom Tony Spalinger (University Of Auckland New Zealand 7. The Cosmic Front: War and Its Impact on Official Religion In The Neo-Assyrian Empire (C.1000-610 Bce) Shana Zaia (University Of Vienna Austria) 8. Their Seed Is No More: Rhetorical Strategies of Genocide In Ancient Egypt and The Hebrew Bible Laura M. Zucconi (Stockton University USA) 9. Deuteronomic Laws of War Nili Wazana (Hebrew University Of Jerusalem Israel) Part II: Classical And Late Antiquity (500 BCE - 700 CE) 10. Divine Honours and Religious Motivations in Greek Wars of the Classical Period Irene Polinskaya (King's College London UK) 11. Gods and Kings: Authority Religion and Violence in the Maccabean Revolt Alex Mcauley (University of Auckland New Zealand) 12. Roman Commanders without Auspices during the Last Three Centuries of the Republic Yann Berthelet (Université de Liège Belgium) 13. Pollution Divine Anger and Political Legitimacy in Rome's Civil Wars Jack Lennon (University of Leicester UK) 14.Visions of Victory: The Emperor Constantine and The Role of Epiphanies in Military Context Yannis Papadogiannakis (King's College London UK) 15. The Early Christians and War: Tertullian's Witness Ben Kolbeck (University of Cambridge UK) 16. The Persian Conquest of Jerusalem (614) and the Religious Dimension of the 'Last Great War Of Antiquity' (603-628) Yuri Stoyanov (School Of Oriental And African Studies University of London UK) Part III: Middle Ages and Early Modern Period (700-1650) 17. Creating Enemies of God: The Sacralization of War And The Use of Takfir In The Medieval Islamic West Javier Albarrán (Universidad Autónoma De Madrid Spain) 18. The Role of Religion in the Mongol Conquest of Baghdad in 1258 Nassima Neggaz (New College of Florida USA) 19. Battle Divine Judgement and Strategy In The Early Years of The Hundred Years' War Jan Willem Honig (Netherlands Defence Academy The Netherlands) 20. The Making of Isabella I of Castile A Rear-Guard Crusader and Victor over Nasrid Granada Jorge Fernández-Santos (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Madrid) 21. God's Warriors in the Most Christian Kingdom: A Reconsideration of the French Religious Wars Penny Roberts (University Of Warwick UK) 22. Protestantism Identity and The Mobilization of Military Force: Huguenot Troops In Sweden's Baltic Campaigns 1605-1614 Jaakko Björklund (University Of Helsinki Finland) 23. Religion and War At Sea: Grotius Richelieu And 'Just War' In The Age of Westphalian States And Global Empires Alan James (King's College London USA) Part IV: A Longue Durée Perspective 24. The Military-Religious Complex: Gods Kings and Violence Since The Ice Age Ian Morris (Stanford University USA) 25. Religion War and the Legitimation of Power: Another Perspective Hans Van Wees (University College London UK) Afterword. Religion and War: The Threat to Democracy Richard Ned Lebow (King's College London UK) Bibliography Index
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